Skopje vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$420
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
423K
2.87M

The cost of living in Skopje is 7% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6377th and 5994th ($880 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4420th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Taichung

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Skopje Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$17517

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$675
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$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684